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/I’m gonna apologize ahead of time for any sudden transition to lapslock, it’s become a habit. Me: a queer dfab Chinese-American teen who likes to sing (but can’t sing high notes and can only kinda sorta sing low) Noteworthy MC: a queer Chinese-American teen girl who likes to sing (and can’t sing high notes but […]

I have to be honest with you all. I was in the middle of the worst reading slump when I picked this book up. I almost lost all hope that I may not be able to finish it, but here I am. And yes, I am proud to say that this lovely book cured that […]

People could be categorized as such: Players and Those Who Get Played. Maddie Burch has been Played before and it was not an experience she’d like to go through again. As a member, and especially as the co-founder of The Guys Are Props Club, she’s supposed to Play guys to give them a taste of […]

“I’ve been let down by this life one too many times and quite frankly, I’m tired of losing hope.” Losing Hope is Dean Holder’s story, a hopeless boy who’s felt empty ever since losing two of the most important people in his life. He’s carried his own share of guilt and it’s been weighing him […]

The Rules of You and Me 1. Be honest. Don’t complicate things. 2. Do what scares you the most. 3. Always do the thing that could get you arrested. 4. Don’t be afraid of reality. Hannah Cohen has always been about rules. Her parents’ rules. All her life she’s lived by them. For the summer […]

“I peek over at him, I begin to understand that he probably won’t forget me, that he thinks there’s something inside me worth knowing.” Kate is working as a camp counselor for the summer. After so many years, here in camp, is where she meets again the boy who gave her her first kiss. (He’s […]

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